Maternal sensitivity and intrusiveness in early childhood as predictors of children's weight at school age

ConclusionMaternal intrusiveness in early childhood seems to represent a risk factor for increased BMI-SDS in children, while lower maternal sensitivity tends to be a risk factor for increased BMI-SDS in girls. This may have implications for prevention or intervention programmes.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - September 23, 2021 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Franziska Schlensog ‐Schuster, Annette M. Klein, Zeynep Biringen, Kai Klitzing, Sarah Bergmann Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research